Rejected by One, Wanted by Another
"Elie? Elie!"
"Hi, Leo," Lucy said, her voice finally softening into a real smile.
"Are you really getting married in a month? Are we going to live in that big house with the pool?" Leo asked.
Lucy swallowed back a sob and forced a laugh. "Yes, peanut. You’ll have your own room there whenever you want to visit. I promise."
"Cool! Can I have a big TV in it?"
"Whatever you want, Leo."
After she hung up, Lucy sat on her bed and stared at the wall. She had just promised her entire future away to keep her family safe. She had exactly thirty days left of her old life